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ENGR297 – Midterm Exam Questions With Correct Answers Which of the following ideas about techne did NOT originate with Plato or Aristotle? Select one: a. Techne is an imitation of nature. b. Techne is a kind of knowledge. c. Techne is possessed by musicians, physicians and craftspeople. d....

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ENGR297 – Midterm Exam Questions With
Correct Answers

Which of the following ideas about techne did NOT originate with Plato or Aristotle?
Select one:
a. Techne is an imitation of nature.
b. Techne is a kind of knowledge.
c. Techne is possessed by musicians, physicians and craftspeople.
d. Techne is defined by a goal.

e. Techne can improve on nature's design. - answer✔Techne can improve on nature's design
The idea that knowledge of the material world must be ground in information from the senses is
called:
Select one:
a. Analytic method of reasoning
b. Mechanical Philosophy
c. Determinism
d. Rationalism

e. Empiricism - answer✔Empiricism
Which thinker believed that the world worked like a perfect machine, that is, as inert particles
that moved according to defined mathematical laws?
Select one:
a. Plato
b. Bacon
c. Aristotle

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d. Descartes

e. Mumford - answer✔Descartes
The idea that knowledge of the external world can be found through rational thought is called:
Select one:
a. Analytic method of reasoning
b. Mechanical Philosophy
c. Empiricism
d. Determinism

e. Rationalism - answer✔Rationalism
Which of the following are NOT part of Descartes' philosophy?
Select one:
a. Analytic method of reasoning
b. Empiricism
c. Certain foundation for the sciences
d. Mechanical philosophy

e. Rationalism - answer✔Empiricism
What is the point of Descartes' argument that ends "I think, therefore I am"?
Select one:
a. Thinking is a good thing to do.
b. Thinking makes me human.
c. Thinking is the only way to know the external world.
d. Evil demons can convince us of things that are untrue.

e. My existence is the only thing that I know for certain. - answer✔My existence is the only
thing that I know for certain.
Which of the following statements are NOT indicative of what Bacon believed to be true about
technology?

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Select one:
a. Successful technology will count as confirmation of scientific theories.
b. We will need technology to make experimentation possible.
c. Pure theoretical research has no role to play in an advanced technological society.
d. Technology will help us control nature.

e. Technology will benefit society. - answer✔Pure theoretical research has no role to play in an
advanced technological society.
When people characterize Bacon's technological views as "Knowledge is Power", what do they
mean?
Select one:
a. Those who possess technology will become leaders in their communities.
b. Being technologically savvy will increase your social standing in your community.
c. If you do not have technological knowledge then you will not be successful.
d. Technology will help us control nature.
e. Countries who possess technology will be able to defend themselves from their enemies. -
answer✔Technology will help us control nature.
In Mumford's paper, "Science as Technology", which of the following statements were NOT
included as ideas that Bacon got right?
Select one:
a. Our increased understanding of the world will only result from systematic observation and
experimentation.
b. The advancement of scientific knowledge will be enhanced by the use of instruments.
c. The curiosity of scientists will lead to new technology.
d. Scientific discovery is inherently useful.

e. The advancement of science will require large-scale organized projects. - answer✔Our
increased understanding of the world will only result from systematic observation and
experimentation.

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